Education in Sao Tome and Principe

1,165 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 24.6% 2016 down 20.8% 4th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9531 GPIA 2015 up 5.5% 82nd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.3% 2016 down 7.8% 39th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2016 down 13.3% 39th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.7% 2016 up 9.3% 131st
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 30.2% 2016 down 14.9% 2nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4,288 number 2017 up 71.9% 104th
Adolescents out of school, female 7.6% 2015 down 51.2% 75th
Adolescents out of school, male 9.8% 2015 down 33.9% 69th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2019 down 40.0% 101st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 up 50.0% 36th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 752 number 2017 down 23.0% 100th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 343 number 2017 down 24.3% 112th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 92.4% 2015 up 9.4% 87th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2015 up 3.2% 42nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 68.4% 2017 down 26.0% 2nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.5% 2017 down 19.8% 2nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 31.6% 2017 up 313.4% 167th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 90.2% 2015 up 5.9% 93rd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 16,434 number 2017 up 118.7% 162nd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 35.3% 2017 down 19.8% 165th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 64.7% 2017 up 15.6% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.5% 2017 up 19.9% 3rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7714 GPIA 2015 down 26.0% 122nd
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1 GPI 2010 down 9.2% 91st
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 53.7% 2015 down 0.6% 136th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 8,565 number 2017 up 116.0% 161st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,070 number 2017 up 183.6% 77th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 630 number 2017 up 142.3% 98th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 181 2023 up 206.8% 90th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 140.0% 16th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 9,441 number 2017 up 537.0% 161st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 2,027 number 2017 up 64.1% 101st
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 16.0% 2016 down 55.9% 12th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 19.3% 2008 down 19.0% 9th
Net intake rate in grade 1 83.4% 2017 up 54.2% 35th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 5,184 number 2017 up 707.5% 161st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 18.5% 2008 down 26.5% 11th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 572 2023 up 336.6% 144th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 138th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 777 2023 up 213.3% 165th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 155th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 111 2023 up 516.7% 68th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 13 2023 162nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 152nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 20 2023 down 33.3% 78th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 143rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 4.9% 2023 up 232.4% 30th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 6.6% 2023 up 138.3% 41st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.934 UIS estimate 2023 up 12.3% 107th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 155th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9% 2023 up 369.5% 10th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 27,105.0% 77th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 151st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 49.4% 22nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9752 UIS estimate 2023 down 1.7% 117th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 GPIA 2023 96th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 16.0% 2016 down 55.9% 15th